Posted by SLS on December 3, 2006, at 12:52:43
In reply to Generic use of badge of shame » SLS, posted by zazenduckie on December 3, 2006, at 11:20:01
> > As I performed a search on Google, it appears that the term "badge of shame" has, in common practice, come to be used generically.
> There is a similiar controversey with animal rights groups using the term "holocaust" for the plight of endangered animals. I think some terms should not be allowed to become generic and acceptable.Did the word "holocaust" exist prior to the 1930s?
> In the same way I am sensitive to people's wish not to be embarassed. But I suggest that a caution about someone's advice on an internet forum is in no way comparable to a "badge of shame". And to use the term generically is not something I would find to be a positive thing.In my ignorance, I would never have given the term a second thought. I did not recognize it as being associated with a particular group of people. I am still conflicted over its use. It is an effective term for which the use of the historic allusion might be appropriate.
- Scott
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